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30th July 2012, 07:31 PM
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I suspect not but........
Having finally having got rid of my poor old chug a bug (who's sole duty was hauling my mountain bike to the nearest hills so I could fall off it
 ) due to antiquity and tinworm I am now down to A8 only. This clearly causes me a minor issue because the pushiron won't fit in the boot! I have an old saloon boot mounted bike rack from my Alfa and whilst I suspect the answer is a big fat nuh...huh does anyone know if a boot mount fits without ruining the alloy boot lid? Or am I forced into roof rack ville (again not something I am too keen on, the roof skin won't like a roof rack squishing it!) and a bike carrier to get my iron hoss to the falling over destination? 
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#2
30th July 2012, 07:55 PM
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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#3
30th July 2012, 08:14 PM
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No issues with a pair of roof bars - shouldn't do damage if you buy top quality bars as per another recent thread about borrowing some!
If starting from scratch I'd probably opt for fitting a tow bar and using a clamp on Thule bike rack so you don't impact fuel economy so much - plus no worries about car park barriers!
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#4
30th July 2012, 08:43 PM
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not a fan of tow bar idea, I only travel out for a ride every few weeks and major surgery seems a little severe for that! The rest of the time I pedal to work (when it's not rainy!) for my bike riding. As for wheels, yep tried that, the new bike is about 2 inches too long whichever direction I tried it in. Dagnabit!
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PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound. Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting. Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids
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#5
30th July 2012, 08:45 PM
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What about a bag for the frame and put it across the back seat?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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#6
30th July 2012, 09:05 PM
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I had thought about back seating it but the pedals are rather "spiky", the bike is absolutely blathered in goop at ride end and the fork stems are pointy. Not sure where a big enough bag could be obtained but it would have to be tough stuff to stop the leather catching a major booboo.
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PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound. Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting. Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids
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#7
30th July 2012, 09:18 PM
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You can use a boot mounted carrier, but my last one failed and knackered the boot lid on my D2
 Never felt they worked on saloons properly.Got a towbar one and never looked back... much more secure. But you eed to weigh up whether it's worth a towbar on the car, or roof rails.
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#8
30th July 2012, 09:27 PM
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knackered because it slipped or knackered because it squished the metal because of the loading?
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PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound. Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting. Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids
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31st July 2012, 08:11 AM
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Knackered because it failed at one of the hinge points, but I've had others that have slipped in the past on saloons too. Was a 3 adult bike carrier, and had 2 adult bikes and 1 kids bike on it at the time.
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